Oryx gazella (ungulate)

Mass: 195 kg based on du Preez 1976 and Clauss et al. 2008

Diet: grazer-browser based on Sponheimer et al. 2003 and Bothma et al. 2004

Abundance: 0.09 to 22.81% (median 2.56%)

Latitudinal range: -33.6° to -19.6°

Habitats: (4), tropical/subtropical savanna (5)

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Found in 9 samples

Namibia: Waterberg Plateau Park (surrounding flatlands), Waterberg Escarpment, Waterberg Plateau Park, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Etosha Region

South Africa: Boegoeberg 1 (Late Pleistocene), Spitzkloof A Rockshelter (MIS 2) (Late Pleistocene), Spitzkloof A Rockshelter (MIS 3) (Late Pleistocene), Duinefontein 2 Horizon 2 (Middle Pleistocene)

Size measurements:
♀ body mass197300 kgN = 4du Preez 1976
♂ body mass192100 kgN = 1Clauss et al. 2008
♂ body mass194100 kgN = 7du Preez 1976
♀ ear length202 mmN = 4du Preez 1976
♂ ear length202 mmN = 7du Preez 1976
♀ head and body length1861 mmN = 4du Preez 1976
♂ head and body length1877 mmN = 7du Preez 1976
♀ hind foot length520 mmN = 4du Preez 1976
♂ hind foot length519 mmN = 7du Preez 1976
♀ tail length518 mmN = 4du Preez 1976
♂ tail length492 mmN = 7du Preez 1976

See also Oryx, Oryx beisa, Oryx dammah, Oryx deturi, Oryx leucoryx, Oryx sp.